Fabric label and the like



Dec. 8, 1931. M. B. RIPIN FABRIC LABEL AND THE LIKE Filed April 16, 1951lNVENTOR zrice fiipin/ Patented Dec. 8, 1931' UNITED. STA

MAURICE B. mm, or uEwYoR-x, 1v. 1., ASSIGNOR 'ro UiIrrEn' STATES wovmrLABEL COMPANY, or NEW YORK, 11.

' FABRIGLABEL AND THE LIKE j r Application filed'April 1e;

1 This invention-relates to tentile fabric labels and the process bywhich the same are made. article of manufacture that may-be composed 1 5of a woven, knitted or other textile fabric,

wherein it is'desired toyproduce a plurality of panels or fabricsections-from a single fabric piece by cutting the same therefrom,

this act of severing or separating such panels' or pieces servingtoprovide each of the same with one or more finished edges, or edgeswhichwill not fray when put to normal use.

At'the present time, woven fabric labels are'generally produced in theform of. acontinuousv fabric strip, the labels comprising said stripbeing severed therefrom. Labels The advantages of my improved'co-nstruction will be apparentwhen consideratlon 1s given to the factthat a great deallof time. and labor is consumed ininturning andhennningthe raw or cut edges of the labels ordinarily provided, eitherbefor'esaid labels are attached to thegarments or while such attachmentisv taking place. Similarly, many other out fabric articles must, afterbeing cut from a fabric section, be inturned and hemmed or else havetheir cut edges.

otherwise reinforced by binding, overstitching or the liketo preventsuch edges from.

6 fraying.

The object of this invention, therefore, is

' to provide asection, strip or piece of fabric that is'divided into aplurality of lesser pieces 1 such as labels, panels or the like, witheach 5 of said labels, panels or the like having. at

least :oneof their edges while in the piece, defined by an inturning ofthe fabric or by a reinforcement of stitching, .w'eaving or knitting, sothat, when severance of the-piece d adj acentm-to the inturnededge orline occurs,

a finished? edge defined by said inturning It also has reference to anyother face of a part of the strip disclosed in Figure 1';

A oonrona'r olv on NEW YORK 1931. Serial .No. 530,434.

or 'normallynon-fraying li1 1'e, results.

when the, labels or other. articles are cut from the strip or section.of; which they initially formed a part, they have finished 'or' heinmededges, and can be speedily attached to: a garment or the like withaminimum of time andefiortj f 1 I have, in describin my inventionhereafter, referred specifically to its applicability to woven labelmanufacture. l 'llhis, however,

.is merely illustrative, as its ap'plicabilityito the textile artgenerally whenever, separately defined panels are to be separated from afabricpiece, section or strip by a cutting operation, will be readily,discerned by those skilled in the art to which this particular inventionbelongs. .5 i

With the objects heretofore stated,.in view, I have devised theparticular arrangement of parts hereafter. described and moreparticularly. pointed out in the claims appended hereto; 1 V Referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereofinjwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fabric ,strip composed of aseries of integrally con nected panels or labels, saidstrip illustratingone embodiment ofrmy invention; a

Figure 2 is'a perspective view of the rear Figure 3is a front view ofalabel that has been cut from the strip shown in Figures 1 and2;

I Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified construction; p i 1Figure 5 is a rear view, in perspective, of

the stripshown in Figure 4;.and

Figure 6 is a perspective ofia label sevaered from the'strip disclosedin Figures 4 an 5.

Throughout the various viewsof thedr'awif ings, similar referencecharacters; designate s milarparts.

In the embodiinentjof invention dis 7 closed 'in Figures 1 and 2, .1indicatesfthe body of a woven fabric strip. In referring'to this sectionof fabric as a fstriplitwill be understood that-thesame maybe a largeorsmall fabricsection on.piece :and need not necessarily be of the narrow,elongated form disclosed, but may well be of entirely diffen entproportions to suit the shape of the particular articles formed as apart of said strip and adapted to be subsequently severed therefrom..Also, in referring to said strip or fabric piece as being of woventextile fabric, I do not wish to be understood as limi.t-.

ing my invention thereby,since under certain conditions, the fabricsection or strip may well be of fiat or circular knitted character or ofother construction.

In the illustrative embodiment shown, the strip 1 is of elongatedcharacter and is intended for the production of fabric labels. Saidstrip has two opposite longitudinal side edges 2 and 3 which are, in themanufacture of-said strip, woven or otherwise produced with the usualselvage, so that these two edges are of finished or non-frayingcharacter.

The strip is'sectionally divided into a series of integral label panels4, which are intended to be'severed from said strip when desired 'andattached to garments or other articles of wearing apparel. Between eachtwo labels I provide two spaced loops, tucks or gathers 5-and 6,which'loops, tucks or gathers serve to define in the strip, and laterform the opposite longitudinal edges of, each label. These loop elements5 and 6 extend from one of the selvaged edges 2 to the opposite selvagededge 3 and may be formed in numerous ways, the formation thereof beingdependent upon the manner in which the fabric strip is woven orotherwise produced. In the structures disclosed in the drawings, 1 haveshown these loops or tucks formed. by doubling back the warp threads ofthe strip and causing an en- .gagement of said warp threads, indicatedat 7,'w1th the weft, andthen continuing the ordinary weaving of thestrip until the point whe're the nextloopis'to be formed is reached,whereupon-the process is repeated. It is also 'enti'rely feasible toweave the strip in flat form and then :produce these loops by agathering or tucking attachment of a sewing machine. It is also possibleto form said loopsbyfolding the'fabrie body and maintaining the loops byadhesively uniting the folds. I

These methods and other methods of forming'theloops or'tu cks in thestrip will be readily apparent to the skilled weaver or sewing machineoperator.

i It will be seen that the loops ortucks 5 and 6 in each pair, arespaced a slight distance apart, thus providing a narrow strip or fabricarea between them, such area being indicated by the reference numeral 8.Said area 8provides a spacefor cutting the labels apart,

the lines of severance of said'labels beingindicated at 9.

By reference to Figure 3, the construction of a label-severed from thestrip of Figures r "1 and2, will be'app'airent. Itwill be seen thatgiven, itwill be seen that I provide a strip or fabric piece that iscomposed of connected label panels, each of which panels is providedwhile in the strip with the pre-formed finished edges, whereby asubsequent intuming or formation of such edges on the cut labels isentirely dispensed with.

In Figures 4 to 6 inclusive, :1 modified structure is disclosed, whereinthe finished cut label, as shown in Figure 6, is'provided with threefinished edges, rather than with four as was described with reference tothe structure disclosed in Figures 1 to 8 inclusive.

The strip disclosed in Figures 4 and 5 is similar in generalconstruction to that of F 1gure 1, except that instead of being providedwith the loops or tucks in groups of two, single loops or. tucksareformed at spaced intervals across thestrip, which loops extend from oneof the selvaged edges to the other. Each of said loops 10 defines andlater forms, one edge as at 11, of one of the labels 12 that comprisethe strip and are subsequently out therefrom. The strip disclosed inFigures 4 and 5 may, of course, be made in any of the ways heretoforedescribed with respect to the structure of Figures 1 and 2, the'soledifference being with respect to the number of loops formed. i

To sever the labels 12 from the strip of F igure 4, cuts are made alongthe lines 14-, the resultant cut label being shown in Figure 6. It willbe there seen that said label is provided with three finished edges,that is, the edgesQ, 3 and 11. The edge 13, being the cut edge, is a rawor unfinished edge which is generally inserted between layers or partsof the garment or article of wearing apparel to which it isto beattached, and this unfinished edge is thus concealed from View.

lVhile I have specifically disclosed my invention as being applied tothe manufacture of labels from a fabric strip, it will be understoodthat this ismerely illustrative of one of the embodiments of myinvention, as the same may well be appplied to the manufacture of otherfabric articles, sections, pieces or the like wherein the preformationof finished edges on such articles, sections or pieces be;-

foretheseverance of the same from a larger section is desirable ornecessary.

While I have herein described the edge rein forcements of the labels asloops, tucks, hems, folds andthe like, and have shown Ill suchreinforcements of considerable size for the purpose of illustration, itwill be understood by those skilled in the art, that thesereinforcements may be made in many ways and may be minute in character,yet be capable of successfully performing the function intended, i. e.,if providing finished or' reinforced edges and avoiding the frayingtendency of the ordinary unreinforced cut edge.

Having described several embodiments of my invention, it is obvious thatthe same is not 7 to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to coverall structures coming within'the scope of the annexed claims. 7

What I claim is g I 1 V 1. A fabric strip divided into a plurality ofpanels intended foriseparable use, said strip be severed between eachpair of loops 'to' being provided with a plurality of spaced loopsextending from one edge of the strip to its opposite edge, said loopsbeing arranged in pairs,*said strip being adapted to divide the stripinto panels whose edges are formed by loops. 1 r

3. A fabric strip composed of a plurality of integrally joined labels,one of the edges of opposite a each of said labels being inturned whilesaid labels'a re' connected together in the strip.

4. A fabric strip composed'of a'plurality of integrally joinedlabels,two of-th'e edges of.

each of. said labels being inturned while said labels are connectedtogether in the strip.

5. A fabric strip composed of a plurality of integrally oined labels,said strip being provided with selvaged longitudinal edges, said striphaving one of the edges of each of said labels defined by aloop formedin the strip and extending across the same and connecting the selvagededges thereon.

6. A textile fabric piece divided into a plurality of lesser sectionsadapted to be cut from said piece, each of said sections having at leastone of its edges defined by a tuck formed in the, piece, which tucksubsequently.

forms an inturned edge on said lesser section when the same is cut fromthe piece onfa line adjacent to said tuck. j U 7 71A textile fabricpiece divided into a plurality of lesser sections adapted to be cut fromthe piece, said piece being provided with spaced tucks formed in it todefine the opposite edges of said lesser sections and to form oppositeinturned edges thereon when saidsections are subsequently severed fromthe piece.

strip having a tuck formed in it between each two labels.

10. A textile fabric piece divided into a plurality of lesser sectionsadapted to be cut from the piece, each of said sections being separatedfrom that adjacent to it by fraylimiting means formed While saidsections are in the piece. c r

11. A textilefabric piece divided into a plurality of lesser sectionsadapted to be cut from the piece,;each of said sections being separatedfrom that adjacent to it by fraylimiting means provided while saidsections are in the piece, said fray-limiting means extending alongspaced lines with an area pro- Videdbetween them within which thesections are severed from one another.

labels consisting in producing a fabric strip composed of avplurality ofintegrally joined labels and in producing an inturned edge on each ofthe labels during the formation of said strip. 1

13. The process of manufacturing labels conslsting 1n producmg afabricstrip com.-

posed of a plurality of labels and. in producing a pair of oppositeinturned edges on each label during the formation of'the stripand priorto the separation ofthe labels there from. j i

14. The process of manufacturing fabric panels consisting in producing aplurality of sheet, in'providing tucks in the sheet to separate saidpanels, and in severing the'sheet on lines adjacent to said tuckswhereby said 1.2. The process of manufacturing fabric connected panelsin the form of a single fabric tucks'form at leasteone inturned edge oneach of said cut fabric panels.

15. The process of manufacturing fabric labels consisting in producing astrip con taining aplurality of integrally connected labels, inproviding said strip, with longitudinally selvaged edges, in formingfolds in the strip between the labels, and in severing the labels fromthe strip by cuts made adj acent to the folds therein.

16. A fabric panel having a hennned edge, thehem thereon beingmaintainedby threads forming a part of the body of the panel.-

Signed at the city, county and State of New 7 York, this 15th day ofApril, 1931.

j MAURICE B. RIPIN..

8. A strip of connected fabric'labels, each two labels in said striphaving a spaced pair of tucks located between them.

